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We’re excited to welcome 2025 Keynote: Brett Johnson!

This is a session you won’t want to miss.

Brett Johnson

2025 Keynote Speaker

The United States Secret Service called Mr. Johnson "The Original Internet Godfather" for his role in refining modern financial cybercrime. Brett found redemption through his sister, his wife Michele, and finally the FBI. He was given the chance to turn his life around.

Greg Johnson

CEO, Webcheck Security

Greg Johnson is a cybersecurity author, and the CEO of Webcheck Security, a world-class penetration testing and risk mitigation company. He is also a Payment Card Industry Professional (PCIP) as it relates to the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Greg started Webcheck Security after serving on several executive teams and a long sales and management career with technology companies such as WordPerfect/Novell, SecurityMetrics, A-LIGN, and Secuvant Security. A BYU graduate, Greg began his career in the early personal computer days of 64k, 5.25” floppy drives and the original Macintosh Computer. As the industry evolved, Greg moved into the cyber arena and began consulting with his clients regarding compliance, digital forensics, data breach and response.

Greg consults and guides clients in cyber frameworks, regulatory initiatives and certifications such as: PCI, HIPAA, ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 1 and SOC 2, GDPR/CCPA, FedRAMP

When Greg is not providing cyber solutions for his clients, he can be found spending time with his family, playing with his grandchildren, or rehearsing or performing with the world-renowned Tabernacle Choir on Temple Square.

Adam Austin

Adam Austin is the Co-Founder and Cybersecurity Lead at Totem.Tech, a minority veteran-owned Prime DoD contractor. Mr. Austin has over a decade of experience securing classified, unclassified, and HIPAA-environment US Government IT systems, having worked with NASA, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Systems (CMS), and all branches of the Department of Defense. Adam holds a BA in Physics from Western Maryland College and a Master's in Information Assurance from Capitol Technology University, is CISA, CISM, and Security+ certified, and is a CMMC Registered Practitioner (CMMC-RP). Adam's mission is to leverage his experience to help small businesses in regulatory environments implement affordable, compliant, risk-based cybersecurity programs.

Founder and Cyber Lead, Totem Tech

Bryant Vásquez

Bryant Vásquez is a cybersecurity master and transformation partner with iMpact Utah. He has more than 10 years of experience in his field and is the official cybersecurity representative of the NIST MEP National Network in Utah. A Cyber-AB registered practitioner Advanced, Vásquez is a proven expert in performing cybersecurity gap analyses, training clients in cybersecurity best practices, and helping manufacturers respond to cyber threats. Additionally, Vásquez led the development of the Self Assessment app for NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC, which saves every DoD contractor dozens of hours on cybersecurity compliance.

Cyber Security Expert, Impact Utah

Neil Gonsalves

Neil Gonsalves is a dynamic, results-focused leader. Neil has extensive experience in PCI DSS Assessments, SSAE 18 (SOC 1 / SOC2 / SOC 3) Examinations as well as other third-party reporting governed by the AICPA, HITRUST Assessments, financial and information technology auditing, governance, security, and risk management, controls implementation and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance as well as managing Vulnerability Assessments and Penetration Testing. As the Founder and CEO, Neil reviews all engagements and reports as part of AARC-360’s quality assurance process.

He is a former Board Member of the Atlanta Chapter of Ascend and is actively involved with the diversity and inclusiveness initiatives

Founder and CEO, AARC-360

Tim McCulloch

VP of solution Architecture, Microage, Inc.

Tim McCulloch is the Vice President of Solution Architecture for MicroAge Inc. Tim is responsible for Cyber, Technical and Services Presales Engineering for MicroAge’s 2400 customers nationwide. Tim also leads the effort for AI innovation, strategy, and software licensing. Tim has been with MicroAge since 2022 and has years of leadership experience with companies such as American Express, IBM, Aetna, Nutanix, and Rubrik.

Speaking on: The AI Wave: Preparing for Microsoft CoPilot

Dale Zinn

Director of Concierge Security Services, Arctic Wolf

Dale is a devoted husband and father of 3, balancing his professional career with his family responsibilities. With a distinguished 15-year tenure in the U.S. military, he began his journey in military intelligence, leveraging his language skills and expertise to support efforts in the war on terror. With knowledge and experience in digital forensics and IT, Dale later joined the ranks in US Cyber Command to help plan and conduct offensive and defensive cyber operations. Transitioning to the private sector, Dale currently serves as Director of Concierge Security Services at Arctic Wolf. In addition, Dale has works in the non-profit sector, dedicatingtime to assisting law enforcement in tracking down child traffickers and predators. As a keynote speaker, he brings a wealth of experience and passion to raising awareness about cyber threats and advocating for digital safety.

Speaking on: Being Vulnerable

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Past Speakers

Dan Bowden

Marsh, Global CISO

Dan Bowden is the Global CISO for Marsh, the largest insurance brokerage in the world, and global leader in business risk consulting. Dan is in his third CISO role, and has twenty-five years’ experience in cybersecurity. He has worked in finance, insurance, healthcare, higher education, retail and the military. Dan’s other professional interests include AI, blockchain, health tech, and global security. His off-work time is spent outside with his family as much as possible.

Speaking on: Are My Company’s Cyber Driving Skills Insurable?

Romain Marshall

Cyber Legal Expert, Polsonelli Law Firm

Legal Expert As a technology and data lawyer, Romaine has represented organizations during litigation involving injunction hearings, bench and jury trials, and investigations relating to data breaches, malware attacks, crypto and digital asset fraud, security misconfigurations, social engineering and other exploits. Romaine is also a frequent author and presenter on digital transformation and legal obligations for Web3 technologies such as crypto, blockchain and digital assets, and artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things.

Speaking on Web3 and Infrastructure: Critical Industry Cyber Events

Aaron Fuchs

Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst, DeepSeas

Aaron Fuchs has six years of experience in various cybersecurity and intelligence roles. Aaron has been working at DeepSeas for a year and a half and currently specializes in enabling threat detection engineers to create unique and custom detection signatures by analyzing malware and threat actor trends. In addition to enabling detection engineers, Aaron maintains and curates the DeepSeas’ threat intelligence platform, analyzes alerts in the Security Operations Center, and provides actionable threat intelligence to DeepSeas leadership and clients.

In his free time, he spends as much time as possible outside with his wife, 2yo daughter, and three rescue dogs. Aaron is a garage fitness enthusiast who also enjoys skiing, reading, rock climbing, hiking, and yoga.

Previously, Aaron worked as a civilian for the Department of the Army in vulnerability management, was an all-source intelligence analyst with Booz Allen Hamilton focusing on weapons trafficking in Africa and served 4 years as a SIGINT analyst and paratrooper in the U.S. Army.

Aaron just started his Masters in Information Security Assurance from George Mason and holds a BS in Justice and Law Administration, a BA in Psychology, with certifications from CompTIA Security + and GIAC-Cyber Threat Intelligence.

Speaking on: The Case for Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI): How CTI Can Drive Defenses And Prioritize Business Risks

Earl Foote

The ultimate adventure seeker and music lover. When he's not hitting the slopes, tearing up the trails, or exploring some remote corner of the world, you can find him jamming with his band or spending quality time with his loved ones. Don't let his laid-back nature fool you, Earl's ultimate goal is to make a positive impact in the world and for his team at Nexus IT. With an open and abundance-minded mindset, Earl brings fun and positivity to everyone around him.

Founder and CEO, Nexus IT

Wayne Selk

CompTIA, VP Cybersecurity Programs

CopmTIA ISAO, Executive Director

Wayne is co-author-contributor and past facilitator for the ConnectWise MSP+ Framework, Playbooks and Certify Fundamentals and Advanced Courses. Wayne uses his more than 25 years of experience and leadership in planning, managing and delivering information security deployments to help CompTIA members secure their and their customer’s sensitive/business critical data. He joined CompTIA in March 2022 and ConnectWise in 2018 when the company acquired Sienna Group, a security solutions provider. At Sienna Group, he served as a principal consultant focused on data classification, FISMA compliance and managed security services. Prior to that, he was a senior director of federal services for Symantec where he oversaw delivery and project management functions for the DoD and other federal organizations, a network engineer for BAE Systems, and a senior network management architect for Belenos Inc. where he developed a network management practice for the company’s southeast region. Wayne holds the CISSP and recently acquired the CDPSE.

Herb Williams

Field Technical Director, Cohesity

Herb is a Field Technical Director at Cohesity and has been with the company for almost 6 years. He works with some of Cohesity’s largest customers and prospects on the West Coast. He has over 25 years of experience in IT and has held several different positions over the years. He is passionate about technology and how it can be leveraged.

Herb earned a Master's degree from Florida Tech and a Bachelor’s from Portland State, both in Computer Information Systems. He has received numerous certifications from companies like VMware, Microsoft and Cisco.

Speaking on: Security and Resiliency for Your Most Critical Data

Past keynote and workshop speakers have included Oculus Co-Founder Jack MacAuley, Webcheck CEO Greg Johnson, JUMP CEO James Jensen, AARC-360 CEO Neil Gonsalves, Nexus IT CEO Earl Foote, Ostrich CRO Greg Spicer and more. 2023 Speakers will be posted soon.

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Ben Card

Benjamin Card started his career as a Military Intelligence Special Agent in the United States Army. He went on to become a security consultant for PwC in Washington, DC, specializing in everything from compliance audits to computer forensics to pen testing. Mr. Card went on to become the CISO for Sirsi Corp (dba, SirsiDynix) for nearly a decade, leading the organization to NIST SP 800-53 accreditation, ISO 27001 certification, and FedRAMP authorization before once again becoming involved in consulting with Webcheck Security. With Webcheck, Mr. Card calls upon his extensive experience to provide Fractional Information Security Officer (FISO) and penetration testing services to a wide range of customers, assisting them with rapid maturation of their security programs.

Engineer, FISO